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New, Harry Stewart
(Encyclopedia) New, Harry Stewart, 1858–1937, U.S. Postmaster General (1923–29) and politician, b. Indianapolis. He was long connected (1878–1903) with the Indianapolis Journal. New was an Indiana…Lilienthal, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Lilienthal, OttoLilienthal, Ottoôˈtō lēˈlyəntäl [key], 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer in his experiments with gliders. He made major developments in the glider based…Transportation, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Transportation, United States Department of, executive department of the U.S. government, established by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. Its chief executive officer, the…Federal Aviation Administration
(Encyclopedia) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses…pilot
(Encyclopedia) pilot, person responsible for safe navigation of a ship or airplane. A ship's pilot is an individual possessing local knowledge of coastal waters. Usually licensed by public authority…Bras d'Or Lake
(Encyclopedia) Bras d'Or LakeBras d'Or Lakebrä dôr [key], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.360 sq mi (930 sq km), indenting deeply into Cape Breton Island, N.S., SE Canada, and occupying much of the…Dayton
(Encyclopedia) Dayton, city (2020 pop. 137,644), seat of Montgomery co., SW Ohio, on the Great Miami River where it is joined by the Stillwater River;…Kalamazoo
(Encyclopedia) KalamazooKalamazookălˌəməz&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 80,277), seat of Kalamazoo co., SW Mich., on the Kalamazoo River at its confluence with Portage Creek; inc. 1883. It is…Grumman, Leroy Randle
(Encyclopedia) Grumman, Leroy Randle, 1895–1982, American aviation pioneer and aerospace executive, b. Huntington, N.Y. After graduating from Cornell (1916), he joined the U.S. navy, where he served…McDonnell, James Smith
(Encyclopedia) McDonnell, James Smith, 1899–1980, American aviation pioneer, b. Denver, B.S. Princeton, 1921, M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1925. He designed the Doodlebug (1929), a…Trending
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